11162 YOUNEI SOE TuTh 9:45-11:05 am HU 108 THIS CLASS MEETS FOR THIRTEEN WEEKS Every day, billions of people interact with information technologies on the internet and contribute to a world of valuable information. But the human brain simply cannot fathom the quantity of data generated daily. The term “big data” refers to data that… Read more »
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HON-H 238 Applied Improvisation: “Improv”ing Communication Apprehension & Skills
13851 DAWN WISHER TuTh 9:45am-12:15 pm First Eight Weeks BQ C110 This class meets during the First Eight Weeks. This interactive course will help you develop important communication skills, build self-confidence, foster creativity and spontaneity, and enhance your teamwork skills in a fun and supportive environment. This is not a performance class. Instead, we will… Read more »
HON-H 238 The 2024 Election
8302 KURT ZEMLICKA TuTh 9:45-11:00 am BH 141 What is the scope and function of politics in our society? Do you talk about politics over the dinner table? With your friends? What do you like about some political leaders and detest about others? How can we tell? Which political messages work and which fail? How… Read more »
HON-H 238 Taking Words Seriously
8216 ROBERT TERRILL MW 4:45-6:00 pm HU 111 We often assume that the most effective communication is clear, direct, and unambiguous. This is particularly true for the communication that happens in public, and therefore helps us to govern ourselves in a democracy. We tend to believe that public discourse should function as a transparent window… Read more »
HON-H 238 The Social Impacts of Big Data
Sections offered SPRING 2024: #11903 YOUNEI SOE MW 9:25-10:40 am HU 108 *This class meets during the Thirteen Week Session (01/29/2024-05/03/2024) Course Description Every day, billions of people interact with information technologies on the Internet and contribute to a world of valuable information. But the human brain simply cannot fathom the quantity of data generated… Read more »
HON-H 238 American Cinema of the 1970s: Hollywood’s Most Adventurous Decade
Sections offered SPRING 2024: #4943 CHRIS ANDERSON TuTh 1:15-2:30 pm HU 217 Between 1967 and 1979 a number of extraordinary factors converged to produce an uncommonly adventurous era in the history of American film. The end of movie censorship, the decline of the Hollywood studio system, economic changes in the film industry, and demographic shifts… Read more »
HON-H 238 – Decisive Moments: How Photographers Changed History
Sections offered FALL 2023: #8681 STEVE RAYMER MW 1:15 PM–2:30 PM HU 217 CLASS NOTES: IUB GenEd S&H credit; COLL (CASE) S&H Breadth of Inquiry credit This survey course looks at how photography, and photographers, have shaped the collective memory of our society and culture during two-plus centuries. Students will explore photography, and the… Read more »
HON-H 238 – School Crises and Savior Complexes
Sections offered FALL 2023: #34613 CHRISTOPHER LUBIENSKI MW 4:45 PM–6:05 PM Thirteen Week ED 1230 CLASS NOTES: IUB GenEd S&H credit; COLL (CASE) S&H Breadth of Inquiry credit “School Crises and Savior Complexes” critically examines portrayals of problems and solutions facing schools as presented in popular culture, news media, and political discourse. Popular representations… Read more »
HON-H 238 – Applied Improvisation: “Improv”ing Communication Apprehension and Skills
Sections offered FALL 2023: #32518 DAWN WISHER TuTh 9:45 AM–12:15 PM First Eight Weeks HU 108 CLASS NOTES: IUB GenEd S&H credit; COLL (CASE) S&H Breadth of Inquiry credit This interactive course will help you develop important communication skills, build self-confidence, foster creativity and spontaneity, and enhance your teamwork skills in a fun and… Read more »
HON-H 238 – Social Impacts of Big Data
Sections offered FALL 2023: #12318 YOUNEI SOE TuTh 9:45 AM–11:05 AM Thirteen Week SW 103 CLASS NOTES: IUB GenEd S&H credit; COLL (CASE) S&H Breadth of Inquiry credit Every day, billions of people interact with information technologies on the internet and contribute to a world of valuable information. But the human brain simply cannot… Read more »